Daily Republican., 1887-08-23
News summary.

focen nv uisestof ON the NauRatuck
Railroad, at the Barn ham street erao,
crossing In Waterbury, Connect cut.
causing the death OF rst.icK & av,et,n'
driver u funeral cosch, aua danger
Gus inJufieD 10 tie occupants, hns r..
suited In suits for damage, aSgtes atine
e'V ooo, against the compauy "Taets
were no gates and no haeman at the
crossing, but Stspleton, 1t Is alleged.
was warned by bystander Of The an
proacn OF ths train, and persisted In
crossing." The complaint charges tho
railroad company with careleasness.
While mass was being celebrated n,
Burlinaten. Wisconsin, on SUNDAY
morning, the priests residence WA,
robbed Of $500 In cash, o chalice valued
at 5000, and other vsluables. The nj.
legged robber, young man who gave
the name OF a. NJ. Silsby, was arrested
and ,sken to the county jail at r. Acme.
While on the way he jumped from car
window, though the train was poips AT
full speed. He was stunned by the
fall and recaptured.
Three hundred carboys OF oil OF vitrol
have been cent from Hancock, Michi.
gan, to aid In the generation OF PAS for
the extinguishing OF the fire In the
Calumet and Hsc.a mine. Three bun.
dred boxes OF sal soda have been sent to
the mine for the same purpose. Oreat
quantities Of steam and carbon,c acid
gas are being Injected into the mine:
$4,000 pounds of sulphuric acid and an
equal quantity OF bicsr Donate of soda
are Consumed daily In the work.
Near Marion, Indiana, yesttrjav.
Reeoe HultDger descended into a 30.
foot well ard bored fer gas, " lie Chris.
topher Sisson worked the windlas,.
sudden flow OF gas overcome HulipRer.
and Sisson going into the we'll 10 rescue
him, both perished from tuffocation,
Later In the day, an undertaken, named
Buchanan, who started out to prepare
the bodies for burial, became the victim
OF q runaway accident, /, and his recovery
is doubtful.
W. Stanley Day, aged SO years, of
Spencer, Tioes county, New YORK, G. m.
N itted suicide on Sunday because bis
wife refused to get up at 5 O'Clock In
the morning to prepare his break fast
He leaves child and twelve ibous.
and dollar farm. A few years AGO his
father committed suicide because a
railroad was built across HIS farm
against his wish.
The City OF Mexico was flooded yes,
terday morning by a rise in the lake,
following heavy rains on Sunday night.
The inundat;on began at night, and
foot passengers VINO were out late
found Themselves obliged to travel on
mems backs through the heart of tb @
CITY," Yesterday the Shops were beir z
pumped out.
The steamer City OF Richmond, OF the
Portland and Mschias Line, ran upon
rock at Millbridge, Maine, on Monday
morning, and stove hole in her bot
tom. She was Immediately heacbed,
and 10 half full Of water. All her pas
sepgers are safe
The engine, baggage and express cars
OF train on the santa Fe Railroad
were wrecked near Valley M Ills, Texas,
on Sunday, by the engine running over
calf. Three trainmen ed White,
uassell and Sweeney, were dangerously
Injured. The passengers ell escaped In
jury.
Two freight trains on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad coliided near
Charleston, West Virginia, on Sunday
night. Two eng ines and fifteen loaded
cars wore wrecked. Two trainmen were
slightly injured. The loss ON property
Is estimated at $4,000
Two large barns owned by William
Mics & Sons, at Hastings, Minnesota,
were consumed by lightning on Sunday
night. Twenty Norman horses were
burned to death. The total loss is esti
mated at $50. 600
The first new syrup from Louisiana
cane Of this seasou's crop was received
iu New Orleans on Monday from New
Iberia, and sold for rs cents per "a Ion.
This 10 he earliest receipt OF syrup on
record